Tobacco-dispensing device



Sept. 14, 1926. v

F. B. PEDERSEN ET AL TOBACCO DISPENSINGDEVICE- Filed Sept. 18, lags Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLORIAN BERTRAM PEDERSEN AND HANS PETER ANDERSEN, OF ALAMEDA} CALIFORNIA.

TOBACCO-DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed September 18. 1925. Serial No. 57,237.

This invention relates to improvements in tobacco dispensing devices and has particular reference to a box to accommodate therein tobacco and matches.

The principal object of this invention is to produce a smokers appliance which Wlll be compact, and therefore easily transportable in the pocket of the user.

Another object of this invention is to produce a tobacco box which will contain all the requisites necessary to the rolling of cigarettes such as tobacco, papers and matches.

A still further object of this invention is to produce a device of this character which is simple in construction and therefore cheap to manufacture.

Other: objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

' In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side, elevation of our im 'proved can partly broken away,

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentar vertical cross section showing the mate dispensing mechanism,

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4:. of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a cross section taken on the line 55 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing the spring. arrangement for dispensing one match at each operation, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail view showing the arrangement of the movable bottom.

It has been common to employ a bag. of

tobacco and a package ofpapers and also a box of matches as separate units. It often occurs that the user of these articles forgets or mislays one of them with the result that he is inconvenienced.

' We have, therefore, devised a can: which movable bottom 6. This bottom is adapted -to support a back 7 within which tobacco is placed.

Spring arms 8 are attached to the sides of the bottom 6 (see Figure 7) and carry ball-like lugs 9 adapted to enter openings 11 formed in the side of the container 5, the result being that the bottom 6 may be moved upwardly within the receptacle as the tobacco in the bag 7 is used.

'At 12 we have shown a cover hinged to the receptacle 5 as shown at 13. This cover has a hinged door 14, through which cigarette papers 16v may be placed upon a shelf 17.

1n the space above the papers 16, we provide a U-shaped passage 18 within which a plurality of matches 19 are placed. This passage 18 has an opening 21 communicating with the outside of the cover 12. At 22 we have shown a ratchet wheel secured to' a spindle 23 upon which is wound a web 24. This web extends through the passage 18 and has a follower 26 secured thereto.

The result of this construction is that as the ratchet wheel 22 is rotated in the direction of the arrow of Figure 2, the reeling of the web 24 upon the spindle 23 will cause the matches 18 to be ejected through the opening'21 due to the fact that the ball 26 is pushing upon the last match in the passage.

In order to prevent more than one match I .is opened and closed. This will result in the ratchet being stepped forward one step at each opening and closing operation and in order to prevent retrograde movement of the ratchet we have placed aspring detent ,31 in the cover 12.

It will thus be seen that we have provided a' very simple and eflicient device and one which will accomplish all of theobject's .above set forth. I

- 'It is to be understood thatthe form of our invention herewith shown and described 1s to be taken asapreferred example of the. same, and that varlous changes in the shape;

size and arrangement of. parts may be re- 1 0 sorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the sub joined claim.

Having thus described our 5 claim In a device of the character described, a receptacle, 2. cover for said receptacle, a passage Within saidcover and adapted to maintain-a plurality of matches in parallel 10 alignment, means for moving said matches invention, we

throughout said passage, a bottom positioned Within said' receptacle, means for movably holding said bottom Within said receptacle and means for dispensing said matchesone at a time as said cover is 15 opened and closed.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

FLORIAN BERTRAM PEDERSEN. HANS PETER ANDERSEN. 

